December 03 2010

Much of Azeroth changed after patch 4.0.3a, including many of the old-world instances. Perhaps some of the biggest changes occurred in The Deadmines in Westfall.

For years, The Deadmines had been home to Edwin VanCleef and his Defias Brotherhood, using the forgotten caves to construct a massive Juggernaut warship. Killed by adventurers on the behalf of the Stormwind militia, his daughter Vanessa has taken command and is continuing the construction of the massive warship, hoping to attack Stormwind one day.

While the instance itself has changed little, many of the enemies have been changed. The trash mobs are fewer and less frequent and the bosses are entirely new. One of the nicest additions is the questgiver at the entrance. After that first quest, all future quests are obtained and completed automatically.

This video isn’t about showing off gameplay or strategies, but rather serves as a tour of the newly-redesigned instance, giving players interested in leveling new characters in Cataclysm an idea of what to expect.

This is the low-level (15-21) version of the instance. For Cataclysm, a level 85 Heroic mode has been added, with Vanessa VanCleef serving as the true final boss.